The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1887-09-21
THE cENruRy.s FRUITS.
They Are Displayed In Pomp-Bea-
yer and Cleveland Meet.

centennial days broke with generous prom
ises. At dawn the thousands of wistful eyes
turned to the eastern horizon were gladden.
ed 10 meet broad band of misty but hopeful
light, the ever Frightening harl,inger of sun
ny skies But the city was astir long before
the sun had dispersed the clouds of early
morning. So vast concourse of people has
never been seen en- niasse on this continent
before, even the numerical glory of the great
Pennsylvania day in 1876 at the Centennial
of the Declaration paling before the mighty
multitude which from every State and al
most from every cline gathered 10 witness
the Growing event of the country's first cen
tury of constitutional liberty
Even in the remotest district of the city, as
of sheer necessity upon the great thorough
fares, business was suspended, shops closed
and all who could leave their homes troop
ed TO the common point of interest, where
over 100000 strangers were gathered. Every
window upon the long line of the broad
thoroughiare, whether it pierced the walls
of a church, gave light to a private dwelling
or ornamented the font of a public building
formed group of human faces and was
gracefully draped with American flags or
patriotic bunting. The great human sea
swayed to and fro by the momentum of its
Red Sea made path for the chosen people
50 as to allow the centre of Broad street an
unencumbered and open path for the great
procession, the great feature of the day eel
ebraiion
A PAGEANT PAST PIcTURING
When it is said that the Industrial parade
was ten miles long and five hours and a-lialf
in motion detailed description of il will not
be asked for. Industrial professions are not
strange to Pittsburg and this did not differ
greatly from the tariff day exhibitions except
that il was bigger and the exhibits illustrat-
ing various manufacturing processes were
more elaborate. The tableau representing
the discovery of America, the battle Of Lex
ington, the surrender of CORVALLIS, the sign
ing of the Declaration of Independence and
the like were also very attractive features of
the parade The most expensive and com
plete exhibit was that of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Illustrating the progress in The
means Of transportation from the pack mule
10 the parlor ear II was headed by the first
locomotive in America and closed with a
locomotive ofto-tiay drawn by % horses and
followed by a full train ofears-baggage, OF mail,
express, coach, dinning-and Pullman sleep
cr-manned by crews of boys. The cars
were built al the company shops at Altoona
and are complete in every detail. Every
important industry which contributes
20 HE wealth of Philadelphia was reprcscn-
ted well Marveis of color and brightness
all the ingenious and artistic devices 10
typify the progress of century in the arts
and industries followed 50 close upon each
other that the eye became weary and the
neck stiffened under the strain of looking.
THE PROGRAM PERFECT.
That such parade started within twenty
minutes of schedule time, covered its route
without any tedious delays and there was
not an accident worthy of the name and
scarcely so many arrests as an ordinary Sat
urday night furnishes, is the highest possible
compliment 10 the efficiency of the manage
ment and the character of a thoroughly rep
resentative American crown. There was no
lack of distinguished looks-on, beginning
with the Supreme Court and the General of
the Army and running down through a bril-
liant array of Governors. Senators Generals,
Judges and like. as far down the list as fame
cans 10 follow.
THE PRESIDENTS REcEPTIoN
The President, much TO everybody's re-
gret, could not come until this evening and
so missed entirely the most characteristic
and instructive feature of the entire celebra-
ton. He and Mrs Cleveland did not arrive
until this evening
The Presidential party, consisting of the
President, Mrs. Cleveland, Secretary Bayari
and Col, and Mrs. Lamont left Washington
at O'Clock At Wilmington they were met
by the Philadelphia Reception Committee
and escorted to this city. The City Troop
escorted the party from the depot TO the La
fayette Hotel. An immense crowd had gath
cred there and cheered and called so per
sistently that the President and Mrs. Cleve-
land appeared on the balcony and bowed
their acknowledgements amidst tremendous
cheering. Subsequently. in conversation,
President Cleveland expressed himself high
y gratified by the cordiali;y OF his reception
THE PAGEANT OF PROGRESS.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15.-The civic and in
dustrial display, representing the progress of
the trades and manufactures through the
century, eclipSes anything of the kind ever
known. Floats to the number of 800. each
bearing representation of some particular
branch of industry, were in line. with $50
bands of music, 1900 men and 1900 horses.
Col. L. A. Snowden, the Chief Marshall, rode
at the head of the procession, accompanied
by his staff numbering 80 aids a standard
bearer and two trumpeters. Next came the
United States Marine Band. followed by
beautiful banner. representing Columbia
pointing TO the past with one hand and to
the present with the other. The former was
represented by old implements and condi-
tons, and the latter by those of to-day. The
parade from this point was divided into %
divisions. each under the charge of an assist
ant marshal and his aids
THE DECORATIONS
The decorators strived for navel effects, and
in this they We're highly successful. Some
houses were almost covered with heroic stat
ues of Columbia surrounded by the flags of
all nations, while other fronts were almost
covered with heroic statues of Columbia sur
rounded by the flags of all nations, while
other fronts were completely concealed with
bunting. The Odd Fellows Hall exhibited
a banner announcing that place as the spot
where franklin drew lightning from the
clouds in 1852, and at other points busts of
Washington were mounted in front of the
houses and profusey decorated.
Nearly all the side streets leading into
North Broad were roped off and were filled
with trucks ON which huge tiers of seats were
erected and rapidly sold The crush ON
some of the stands was so great that num-
Der of ladies tainted.
Amid the gay holiday attire of the streets
there Is nothing more conspicuous and ar
tistic than the three triumphal arches that
span Broad and Chestnut streets The Broad
street arch the principal one, is almost oppo-
site the main reviewing stand, which will be
occupied by the president and his party up
on their arrival II was erected by the cen
tennial commission and is 60 feet high,
springing from each curb; is of plain semi
circular form and segmented ON the soutb